[ale] Re: Worldview for Linux? (fwd)

[Michael H. Warfield]

All,

	I recently sent a message up to Intervista asking if there was a
Linux version of Worldview (a vrml plugin for netscape).  I expressed my
general displeasure with MicroSoft products in general (in VERY polite terms).
This is the reply which I received in return.  I think we can accomodate
his needs.  I had sent my message to support at intervista.com.  Please be
gentle and do not send flaming diatribes!  :-)  He did say he needed about
a 100,000 more messages like mine, though.  No robots.  That won't help
our cause.  Remember!  He seems to be in favor of Linux and needs some
help and justification.  Some URL's for pro Linux news articles may also
be of some benefit.


Dan Ancona enscribed thusly:
> From dan at intervista.com  Mon Jul  6 15:32:42 1998
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> Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 12:39:29 -0700
> To: "Michael H. Warfield" <mhw at wittsend.com>
> From: Dan Ancona <dan at intervista.com>
> Subject: Re: Worldview for Linux?
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I totally agree, but unfortunately I'm going to need about 100,000 other
> emails just like yours before I can start convincing people here that we're
> right.  I did just forward this to a bunch of people, though -- I'm using
> emails like this to start planting seeds.
> 
> I just got a machine at home, and my copy of Red Hat 5.1 should be arriving
> RSN.  I ordered off their website since I couldn't find the box in any
> stores here in SF and I'm impatient.  I'm going to try to get one of the
> free browsers working, and I'm going to see if I can find XFree86 drivers
> that'll do hardware acceleration if they exist, too.  I'm planning on
> posting my results to www-vrml, so if you're monitoring that you should see
> 'em when I get around to it.
> 
> In the meantime, people are stupid and there's not a whole lot we can do
> about it except be patient.  The tide will change sooner or later.
> 
> Regards,
> Dan
> 
> At 01:01 PM 7/4/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >	When will WorldView be available on Linux?
> >
> >	I'm tired of crappy Windows Software, GPF's, lousey performance, and
> >frequent crashes that comes with MS Windows (I've worked with 3.1, 3.11,
> >Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0).  Reports from
> >the field about Windows 98 is that it still blows and MS just delayed Windows
> >NT 5.0...  My Linux boxes out perform all of my windows systems at home and
> >at work and they run for months without fatal crashes (actually longer - they
> >simply don't GET fatal crashes - but they get rebooted when I update base
> >packages).
> >
> >	I'm now downloading freeware plugins for VRML for netscape.  I have
> >no problem purchasing quality products for Linux such as Corel WordPerfect
> >and like.  You guys aren't even on the playing field.
> >
> >	Mike
> >-- 
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